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Gifted children in Ireland often face disadvantages such as cyber-bullying, a lack of challenge in school and a lack of resources to support their needs. The Centre for Talented Youth in Ireland feels the situation has to change. http://ow.ly/D3iV3051AhG

Scoil Bhríde, in Naas is mourning the loss of their school Principal Fiona O’Reilly, originally from Valentia Island, Co. Kerry. Ms. O’Reilly passed away from an illness last week after teaching in the school since it opened 11 years ago. She was described by Acting Principal Mary French, as having “a strong sense of justice[…]

Mary Clinton of A-CEART, a road safety campaigner, will be lobbying Education Minister Richard Brouton and the Road Safety Authority regarding the size of school lockers, which are currently not big enough to hold a child’s bike helmet. She feels that school children will either not cycle to school, or will do so without a[…]

The Arts Council and the ERSI have carried out a study of 19,702 children aged 3, 5, 9 and 13 over 6 months to find out their participation levels in arts and cultural activities. The reports showed that girls are far more likely to take part in such activities than boys. Click on the following infographic[…]

Inchicore National School’s brand new, state of the art extension is a sight for sore eyes. Awarded to a small architectural firm Donaghy and Dimond, the school blends seamlessly with its environment. Large windows let in light and bring the wooded surroundings into the classroom. Not surprising since Dimond was also responsible for designing the award-winning Ranelagh[…]

St. Mochta’s School in Porterstown, Co. Dublin has been waiting 10 years for a new school building. The Department of Education encouraged St. Mochta’s to take on more students in 2006, saying a new building would be provided. 10 years on, with over 200 pupils being educated in prefabs, no new school building has materialised.[…]

Finland is well known for its excellent educational system and childcare subsidies. Here, children don’t go to school until they are seven and must attend pre-school from the ages of 4-6, with a strong focus on outdoor play. Children spend up to 1.5 hrs per day outside and are only kept indoors when the temperature[…]

Ardee Educate Together has opened a new autism unit which will mean children with autism can now go to primary and secondary school in the same town. The new class will house a multi-sensory room which will cater to the pupils who suffer from a sensitivity to light, smell, sound, and taste. http://bit.ly/2dcfr92

Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced a new special school is to be built on the soon to be vacated site of St. Paul’s NS on Borris Road to replace the old St. Francis school building on Timahoe Road. Portlaoise residents have long been campaigning for the replacement of the current special school with a new, modern[…]

Less than 15% of primary schools teachers are male, yet just under 50% of principals are male. Why, in such a female dominated profession, are women still lagging behind their male counterparts when it comes to promotion? Rosena Jordan examines the issue. http://bit.ly/2dgHqAJ

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